The 2012–13 season is

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's 82nd season in football, and the 34th season in the

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. Kitchee started as defending champions having won the league, as well as the

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in 2011–12, and was looking to retain their title. The club also played in the

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for the third time.

Key events

* 29 May 2012:

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joins Kitchee for an undisclosed fee from

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.Carril pone rumbo a Hong Kong
El Norte de Castilla, 2 June 2012 * 31 May 2012: General manager Ken Ng announced that

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forward

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joins Kitchee for an undisclosed fee from Sunray Cave JC Sun Hei, while Tsang Chi Hau, Tsang Kin Fong and

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return after a loan spell in

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for a season.回歸 - Ken K. Ng's facebook blog
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are loaned out to Sunray Cave JC Sun Hei and Sun Pegasus respectively. * 30 July 2012: Kitchee played out a 2–2 draw with English

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team

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at the

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. The match also saw off

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, who retired from playing football and will be the assistant coach of Kitchee after the match. * 7 January 2013: Hong Kong international

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Cheung Kin Fung signed a 6-month loan contract from Sunray Cave JC Sun Hei. At the same time,

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and

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are loaned to them until the end of the season. * 31 January 2013: 3 youth team players, Chan Ka Ho, So Chun Yin and Wong Tsz Chun are promoted to the first team. * 27 February 2013:

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Matt Lam joins the club as a free transfer. He signed an 18-month contract with the club. He is registered as a local player as he holds a HKID card. * 11 May 2013: The club win their first title of the season as they defeated Sun Pegasus 1–0 in the final to claim the champions of

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title. * 14 May 2013: The club reached the

quarter-finals for the first time in club history after beating

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side

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2–0.

Players

First team

:''As of 27 February 2013.'' Remarks:
^NP These players are registered as foreign players.

Out on loan

Transfers

In

Out

Loan in

Loan out

Stats

Squad stats

Top scorers

:''As of 26 May 2013''

Disciplinary record

:''As of 26 May 2013''

Competitions

Overall

¹ Kitchee will continue their

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matches in the following season.

First Division League

Classification

Results summary

Results by round

Matches

Pre-season

Competitive

First Division League

Remarks:
¹ Biu Chun Rangers's home matches against Kitchee are played at

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instead of their usual home ground

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.
² The capacity of

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is originally 9,000, but only the 4,000-seated main stand is opened for football match.
³ Home match against Sunray Cave JC Sun Hei was originally scheduled to be played on 31 March 2013 but was rescheduled to be played on 29 March 2013.
⁴ Since the 3,500-seated main stand was all full, the 1,500 temporary stand was opened and therefore the capacity of

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was 5,000 in the home match against

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Key events

Players

First team

Out on loan

Transfers

In

Out

Loan in

Loan out

Stats

Squad stats

Top scorers

Disciplinary record

Competitions

Overall

First Division League

Classification

Results summary

Results by round

Matches

Pre-season

Competitive

First Division League

Senior Challenge Shield

=Quarterfinals

FA Cup

=Quarter-finals

=Semi-finals

=Final

Hong Kong AFC Cup play-offs

AFC Cup

=Group stage

=Round of 16

Other competitions

Hong Kong–Shanghai Inter Club Championship

Notes

References